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MikeF · 03-15-2001, 08:57 AM

Hi John,
I don't know about saltydog, but I would recommend using a 9 or 10 wt. rod built on a St. Croix blank. Plenty of bang for the buck. Old JeffS and I were casting my 9 wt. rod built on a St. Croix SC IV blank and his Sage RPLX 9 wt. side by side last Spring. We both liked the St Croix better. Not too shabby since it cost about $125 to build vs. the $400+ price tag on the Sage.
As for reels, you can't go too far wrong with either a SA System II or a Teton Tioga. There are also many more that are fine. Both have performed flawlessly for me on stripers over 20#.

03-15-2001, 08:57 AM	#6
MikeF Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Eastham Posts: 84	Hi John, I don't know about saltydog, but I would recommend using a 9 or 10 wt. rod built on a St. Croix blank. Plenty of bang for the buck. Old JeffS and I were casting my 9 wt. rod built on a St. Croix SC IV blank and his Sage RPLX 9 wt. side by side last Spring. We both liked the St Croix better. Not too shabby since it cost about $125 to build vs. the $400+ price tag on the Sage. As for reels, you can't go too far wrong with either a SA System II or a Teton Tioga. There are also many more that are fine. Both have performed flawlessly for me on stripers over 20#.